Custer, Montana

About Custer

Custer is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Montana.

Custer holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.32 square miles.

📰 Custer News Today

• Custer County crews battle nearly 30 wildfires in 3 days KTVQ · Jul 29
• Blue Team downs Red Team 72-46 in 6-Man Montana all-star game SWX Local Sports · Jun 5
• Native Americans celebrate victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn, 150 years later NPR · Jun 27
• Custer Gallatin, Montana DEQ seek input on Stillwater Mine expansion proposal NBC Montana · Jun 15
• Robert Daem Obituary (1935 - 2026) - Billings, MT - Billings Gazette Legacy | Obituary · Jul 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Montana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Custer Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Custer

• Custer Coffee Pot Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Custer

• BLM · Nature reserve reviews ★
• MT FWP · Nature reserve reviews ★
• State Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Custer

• Custer 7-8
• Custer High School
• Custer School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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